Staff Substance Abuse

John Wesley Thomas III

**** ******* ****

Dallas, NC 28034

704-***-**** h (704) 726-0595c

Professional Experiences:

Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC #1911)

Internationally Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor (ICADC # 24434)

Certified Prime for Life Instructor

Certified DWI Instructor

Certified DMV Evaluator

To obtain a position that will effectively utilize my qualifications,

education and achievements,

Qualification - Offering a successful background of experience and training

in adolescent, adult,

and dual diagnosis counseling.

Summary: Counseling & education, public relations, behavior modification,

laboratory procedures

and specimen collections, safety, sanitation, quality assurance, loss

prevention, records, files, and

implementing policies & procedures.

Strengths include excellent organizational, time management, leadership,

interpersonal, and

problem solving skills.

Consistently receive outstanding performance evaluations in all positions

held.

Able to easily establish and maintain effective relationships with persons

from multicultural

backgrounds of all ages.

Certified in First Aid, CPR, NCI, basic computer skills, and substance

abuse counseling..

Employment:

RHA Behavioral Healthcare. Forest City, NC-100% Adult Pop.

ACTT Team

June 2010-November 21,2014

CSAC: Providing substance abuse evaluations for dual diagnosed consumers on

an intensive

Treatment team .

CSAC also provides group counseling and individual counseling to consumers

who volunteer for needed services.

Other duties are to provide support to consumers in the community settings

in which they live,participate with consumers when creating their

PCP,updating PCP,crisis plans and referrals to other needed services not

provided by RHA.

Consumers are provided with transportation when needed to assigned

appointments and assisted with budgeting concerns when shopping or planning

consumer's expenses.

True Behavioral Healthcare, 2504 Court Drive, Gastonia, NC 28054 100%-Adult

Pop.

June 2007-October 2008

Provides direct care to mentally ill, ACTT Team consumers within the

community

Assists with transportation to and from medical appointments.

and also assist client with receiving their medications.

Provides support groups to substance abusing consumers

Interacts with and motivates consumers to participate in activities.

Reports observations of consumer's change in behavior to the ACTT team

staff

and psychiatrist.

Assist in the budgeting of weekly allowance of consumers

Progress notes and other note writing, intakes, field work, interventions,

skill building,

screenings & assessments, referrals, and other duties as needed are also

required.

Keystone Substance Abuse Center, Rock Hill, SC

CAC II (05/07 - 06/08) 100%-Adult Pop.

Facilitation of intensive outpatient group education and individual

counseling

Implementation of family group therapy.

Report observations of consumer's behaviors to appropriate staff

Provides preventative counseling skills in crisis situations

Assisted dual diagnosed consumers by developing an outpatient program

designed to address their chemical dependency concerns.

Bridge Builders Gastonia, NC

Residential Group Home Manager (03/04 - 05/07) 30% Adult Pop.,

70%Adolescent

Provided the supervision for a staff of 12 people, in a residential group

home setting, overseeing

the housekeeping and meal preparation, transportation of clients as needed,

home visits, doctor's

appointment, and on outings.

Participation in recreational, monitored blood sugar level, administered

medications, applied

treatments modalities.

Documentations of clients' daily activities and staff supervision meetings

of clients with other

providers and supervisor's staff meeting with senior staff..

Implemented training schedule and behavior modification. curriculum for

implementation by

staff

Responsible for documentation of time sheets, vacation, disciplinary

actions, evaluations of staff

performance, discharges, and other supervisory responsibilities.

Trial program of young males' 21-24 y/o's for homeless population.

McLeod Center, 175 Remount Road, Charlotte, NC09-2004-07/2006

Departments I worked at McLeod Center:

Adolescent Counselor-100%Adolescent Pop.

TASC Counselor-100% Adult Pop.

Methadone Counselor-100% Adult Pop.

Provided counseling to adolescents assigned to an intensive outpatient

program, and living in residential

group homes. Duties included behavior modification skills, and direct

intervention in situations that warranted it.

Documentation of consumers' progress and activities were essential to the

duties of the counselor as well as redirection of consumers when required.

Worked in other capacities as adult counselor in the respective departments

as listed in the aforementioned text.

Other duties included urine screens and breathe analyzers.

Saint Joseph's Mercy Care Services,424 Decatur St Se, Atlanta, GA 30312

Telephone -678-***-****- Doug Mason Director

08/2002-09/2004

Position:Coordinator HIV/AIDS Program

Duties-Supervised 10 member outreach team without the Atlanta metropolitan

area to reduce the spread of HIV.Oversaw all orders for HIV/AIDS supplies

such as testing equipment,condoms,HIV/AIDS literature,

staff hiring and discharge,scheduling for staff,and othersupervisory duties

required.Also involved in grant preparation,and data collection.lephone#

Certifications and Education

Certified Substance Abuse Counselor, State of North Carolina

Certified Prime for Life Instructor (ADETS)

Certified DWI Instructor

Certified State DWI Evaluator

Troy State University-Phenix City, Alabama-06/1975-1980,B.S.Criminal

Justice

Troy University, Augusta, Georgia, 10 hrs remaining, Professional

Counseling towards the clinical Master of Science degree

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